AbstractIntroduction: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a chronic debilitating condition with long term sufferings and depression is considered as a common co-morbidity. Objective: It was aimed to see the depression status among the spinal cord injury patients. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Dhaka, Bangladesh from June 2016 to June 2017 among the patients with SCI. Data were collected with semi-structured self reporting validated Bengali version of Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9) from 150 patients conveniently. Results: Among 150 respondents, 28.67% of the respondents were aged between 30-39 years, 90% male, 96% married, 29% illiterate, 64% had complete A in ASIA scale, and 96.67% had traumatic SCI. Among the participants, 30% had moderately severe depression, 28% moderate depression, 25.33% mild depression, 10.66% minimal depression and 6% had severe depression. Conclusion: There is scarcity of research specifically investigating predictors of depression and factors that influence depression over time among individuals with SCI. Further large scale studies are necessary to visualize the problem more vividly.

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